Thursday, 17/10/2019 11:22
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Gùi - traditional beauty of the mountainous region
TTH.VN - Gùi (basket) is indispensable in the daily lives of the ethnic minorities of Co Tu, Pa Hy, Pa Co ... in the highland districts of A Luoi, Nam Dong, and etc., of Thua Thien Hue province. Depending on the purpose of use, there are different types of gùi: for children, for adults, for holding rice, ...
With their skillful hands, the ethnic minority people have transformed rattan into delicate baskets. The spines are polished until they shine. The delicate rattan weaving and knotted edges have created sturdy, unique and beautiful baskets.
Hue News would like to introduce a series of photos of photographer Nguyen Khoa Huy about the simple basket which carries typical cultural features of the highland people.
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Rattan is the material that makes up strong baskets
Splitting and shaving the rattan is the first stage of the basket making process
Cleverly arranging rattan strips in detail
Skillful hands of artisans
Knotting off the baskets is the last stage of creating a new basket
In the cool sunshine, the gùi baskets are dried to ensure durability
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The large and small baskets of many designs have created the distinctions of the highland people
Joy with the handmade products
A craftsman of gùi making and his grandchild
Gùi always accompanies the people in the highlands
A smile on the way to the upland field
Heavy on the back
Heavy with golden grains
By Hue News